Although they were not severely punished, they were sent to live in a remote mountain town, and they and their descendants were not allowed to return to the capital for the rest of their lives, let alone take the imperial examinations or become officials.

Shortly after the Minister of Revenue's family left Beijing with his ashes, the bandits, human traffickers, and Fang Dashi who had been captured were all paraded through the streets in prison vans.

The people hated the bandits who robbed everywhere and the human traffickers who kidnapped their families. When they learned that they were going to be paraded through the streets, they picked up a large basket of stones in advance and waited for the prison van to come out.

Si Yuhuan and the others also came to the street early in the morning following Mu Nanjin's instructions.

When Xia Yan and the others learned that the human traffickers would parade them on the streets, their eyes suddenly turned red.

"They are the ones who kidnapped us. If it weren't for them, I wouldn't be homeless."

"If it weren't for them, we could all get married and have children at home."

Among them, Si Yuhuan was the calmest.

At this time, there was a commotion at the end of the street.

"Here it comes, the prison van is coming."

Everyone looked towards the end of the street excitedly.

Hundreds of prison vans appeared before everyone's eyes.

The people were very angry and picked up stones to throw at him.

The Jinyiwei who were escorting the prison van hid to the side and avoided being hit by the stones.

The people in the prison van were not so lucky. In just a few moments, they were beaten black and blue.

Xia Yan and the others were also very excited. They picked up the stones thrown on the ground and threw them at the human traffickers who had whipped them.

"Smash you to death, you damned human traffickers."

"Yes, smash them to death."

Yang Bo and Xu Cheng, who were in charge of the escort, saw the bandits with bruised faces and noses, and were very glad that they had left Canglong Mountain with Mu Nanjin, otherwise they would have ended up like the people in the prison van.

During their time as Jinyiwei, they also saw one thing clearly. When an imperial dynasty is prosperous, no matter if you are a mountain bandit or a sea pirate, you will not have a good ending, because the imperial court needs talents and financial resources. As long as the imperial court sends the right people, it will be easy to deal with a group of petty thieves.

The prisoners who were sent to parade through the streets were either bandit leaders or human traffickers. They had committed many crimes such as rape, robbery and murder. Their crimes were so serious that they should be executed immediately.

After being paraded through the streets, they were all sent to Caishikou to be beheaded.

When Xia Yan and his friends heard that the prisoners would be beheaded, they did not dare to follow and watch, so they went to the Tea Study.

Mu Nanjin didn't want to watch it either, but she was also a member of the Imperial Guards who was responsible for parading the prisoners through the streets, and she had to stay with the prisoners until the beheading was over before she could leave.

After arriving at Caishikou, the prisoners were driven out of the prison van and forced to kneel in an open space.

Some people tried to escape, but their hands and feet were shackled and their strong powers were dispersed, so it was impossible to escape in front of so many Jinyiwei.

Just as all the prisoners walked out of the prison car, suddenly a group of people in purple and black robes flew out from behind the house, raised their swords and slashed at the prisoners' shackles.

Someone exclaimed: "They are from the Demon Cult, everyone run."

In the minds of the people, the Demon Cult is a group of evildoers who kill without blinking an eye. When they hear that the Demon Cult is coming, they are afraid and flee in panic.

The Jinyiwei quickly drew their swords and rushed forward to fight with the people from the Demon Cult, and the scene immediately became chaotic.

Mu Nanjin: “…”

[I just want to get off work early today and don’t want to cause any trouble. ]

At this time, a tall man jumped in front of Mu Nanjin, flashing his sword and smiling evilly: "Miss Mu, we meet again. I wonder if you still remember who I am?"

"Ye Song." Mu Nanjin remembered him, the man who once held her hostage.

Ye Song said: "I fulfilled my promise and brought our leader with me."

Upon hearing this, Mu Nanjin raised his head slightly and looked forward. Shu Xiyao, wearing a white robe, was standing on the roof, fanning himself.

Shu Xiyao, who was standing on a high place, naturally saw Mu Nanjin. He jumped down and landed in front of Ye Song: "Miss Mu, we meet again."

"Master." Mu Nanjin looked at his disguised face and said, "This face is too old-fashioned. It's not as good-looking as last time."

"Really?" Shu Xiyao touched his face. "This is fake leather made by my subordinates. I also think it doesn't look good. I asked him to modify it, but he didn't want to. Alas, my subordinates don't listen to me, and I am also very upset. But then again, you can actually recognize who I am."

Ye Song couldn't help but interrupt them: "Master, now is not the time to discuss whether the disguise is good or not."

"You're right." Shu Xiyao raised the fan in his hand and pointed it at Mu Nanjin's throat: "Miss Mu, I didn't expect you to be a Jinyiwei, and a centurion at that. You really surprised me."

Mu Nanjin said calmly: "I am also surprised that we meet so soon, but unfortunately I have things to do and cannot go with you. Next time, I will visit your Demon Sect again."

"I came here to capture you while the governor was away from the capital. If I wait until next time, I won't be able to take you away."

In addition to capturing Mu Nanjin, Shu Xiyao also came here to disrupt the beheading because he was bored.

"You can't take me away if he's not here."

Shu Xiyao raised his eyebrows: "Then let's see if I can take you away."

As he finished speaking, a stone hit his fan and bounced it away.

Then, Heitan jumped in front of Mu Nanjin and raised his sword to stab Shu Xiyao without saying a word.

Shu Xiyao realized that the other party was not an ordinary ninth-rank Jinyiwei. His expression changed and he quickly retreated.

Mu Nanjin said: "Capture alive."

"Yes." The charcoal sword was powerful, but it would not hit the vital points, and it could also control the opponent's moves.

Shu Xiyao found that the opponent was even more difficult to deal with than the governor, so he quickly turned around and fled.

Unexpectedly, the opponent was very fast. The moment he turned around, the opponent came in front of him and blocked his way. Moreover, he didn't know what kind of strange moves the opponent used. When he met the opponent's eyes, his body was unable to move.

"Leader." Ye Song never thought that the leader would be captured by the Jinyiwei.

Mu Nanjin said to Ye Song: "Thank you for bringing your leader here."

Ye Song: “…”

Heitan put his sword on Shu Xiyao's neck and said, "Tell your men to retreat."

When the demon sect members saw their leader being captured, they anxiously said, "Leader."

"Back off." Shu Xiyao ordered.

Heitan said coldly: "If you don't want the leader to die in my hands, then all of you should leave the capital."

The demons of the Demon Cult looked at each other in bewilderment.

Shu Xiyao shouted coldly: "Didn't you hear what he said? Get out of the capital city."

The demons hesitated for a moment, then turned around, jumped onto the roof and left.

The situation returned to normal and the Jinyiwei quickly captured the escaped prisoners.

Heitan used his spiritual sense to detect the demon cult's people running out of the capital. He put down the sword in his hand and asked Mu Nanjin: "How do we deal with him? Kill him or lock him up?"

"Neither." When Mu Nanjin was talking about capturing Shu Xiyao alive, he thought of a better place for him: "I happen to be short of people, so let him fill in."

Heitan also felt that Mu Nanjin did have a few less people under his command, and nodded: "I will keep an eye on him."

The executioner hiding in the corner saw that the demons had all left, so he quickly came out, holding his hat and shouting, "It's three quarters past noon, behead them in public, behead them quickly, don't let any more accidents happen."

Ten executioners walked behind the prisoner and spat wine on the knife.

At this time, Liu Qian walked in front of Mu Nanjin and used his body to block Mu Nanjin's sight.

"It's better for the girl not to watch such a bloody scene."

Yang Bo and Xu Cheng also stood in front of her.

【The young man is more considerate than his father. 】

The nearby centurions: "..."

They were sure that it was Captain Liu who taught them this.

Mu Nanjin's view was blocked and he could not see the execution.

About a quarter of an hour later, the execution was over.

Mu Nanjin was taken back to the Duwei Mansion by Liu Qian and others without even seeing a drop of blood, and then met Captain Liu together.

Captain Liu asked, "Is the execution over?"

"it's over."

Mu Nanjin pushed Shu Xiyao in front of him: "He wants to join the Jinyiwei."

Heitan sneered: "I'm watching, you can't stab me."

Shu Xiyao: “…”

Where on earth did this guy come from?

It was strange that he had never seen such a powerful person before.

Captain Liu frowned: "Who is he?"

Mu Nanjin: "The leader of the Demon Cult, Shu Xiyao."

Bang!

The other thousand households in the secretariat fell to the ground.

"!!!"

Captain Liu almost died on the spot.

"You, you want a member of the Demon Cult to be your Imperial Guard?"

It would be fine if they were just members of the Demonic Cult.

But the other party is a demon sect leader who often fights against the Jinyiwei. Who dares to accept him? Mu Nanjin nodded: "He is a martial arts master, one can defeat two."

All the thousand households: "..."

It's more than just one, right?

It is not a problem for one person to handle a hundred.

[The most important thing is to take him out to show off. ]

[You should know that if I control the leader of the Demon Cult, it is equivalent to controlling the entire Demon Cult, so the people I lead will be more than 250. ]

[Just imagine the scene where everyone knows that the leader of the Demon Cult has become my subordinate. It's exciting just to think about it, hehe. ]

Thousand households: "..."

It's quite exciting.

It might scare people to death.

Captain Liu covered his chest and said, "I need to ask the governor for instructions."

Mu Nanjin frowned: "The governor and the vice governor are both out on business, and we don't know when they will be back."

"Then wait for me for a quarter of an hour. I will go and ask Lord Kan."

Captain Liu ran out in a hurry.

When Kan Chaoyan heard that Mu Nanjin wanted to force the leader of the Demon Cult to join the Jinyiwei, he was really shocked.

However, if a horse demon can be a Jinyiwei, so what’s the harm in having one more demon cult leader?

Kan Chaoyan patted Captain Liu on the shoulder and said solemnly, "Don't be afraid. The governor will take care of everything."

“…”

Captain Liu once again felt that the governor's life was not easy.

He returned to the Qianhu Office and coughed softly, "Lord Kan, I agree."

Shu Xiyao felt that the Jinyiwei's actions were too absurd.

"Do you really agree that I can join the Royal Guards?"

"I feel relieved that Heitan is watching over me."

Captain Liu took out the written contract and placed it in front of him: "Before signing, we need to see the true face of the Demon Cult leader."

Heitan tore off the thin skin stuck on Shu Xiyao's face without saying a word, and an old and ugly face appeared in front of everyone.

The thousand households widened their eyes: "The leader of the Demon Cult is actually an old man?"

Shu Xiyao smiled slightly and said in a deep voice: "Are you disappointed?"

Heitan sneered and tore another piece of skin from his face. This time it was a young and beautiful woman.

"The leader of the evil cult is a woman?" The thousand households turned their eyes to Shu Xiyao's flat chest.

"Hey, what are you looking at? You're so annoying." Shu Xiyao covered his chest with his arms.

All the thousand households: "..."

Heitan tore off seven or eight pieces of fake skin, and finally his true appearance was revealed.

It was a beautiful face that looked like both a man and a woman. Due to wearing artificial skin for a long time, his skin was too white.

Heitan snorted: "Looks like a girl."

Shu Xiyao's eyes flashed with anger: "I hate it most when people say I look like a woman."

Mu Nanjin lightly rebuked: "Heitan should not laugh at other people's appearance."

"oh."

[The leader of the Demon Cult is really good-looking. I have decided on him.]

Captain Liu sighed and said, "Sign it."

Shu Xiyao did not pick up the pen: "I am the leader of the Demon Cult, it is impossible for me to join you."

Heitan directly pulled his thumb and pressed a handprint on the contract.

"Alright." Captain Liu took out the order and gave it to them: "Go and get the flying fish robes."

Shu Xiyao: “…”

Heitan dragged him away.

After Mu Nanjin left, everyone came forward to congratulate Captain Liu.

"Congratulations, congratulations. Congratulations to Captain Liu for having another great general."

Captain Liu rolled his eyes in annoyance: "What's there to congratulate about?"

Captain Zheng said: "Mu Nanjin's team is like an army. There is absolutely no mission they cannot accomplish when they are sent out. And they are Mu Nanjin's subordinates, which is equivalent to your subordinates. What mission you want to do is just a matter of a word, right?"

Captain Liu thought about it and it made sense.

But when he thought about how each of them would cause trouble, he felt a toothache again.

After Shu Xiyao received the Feiyu suit, he was placed in a house next to the Mu Mansion.

The house next door was bought by Heitan two days ago. The main reason was that Sangtai and Jiayin had no place to live, and they couldn't live in Mu Nanjin's house because it would ruin her and other girls' reputation. So he bought the yard next door for them to live in.

Now that Yang Bo, Xu Cheng and Liu Qian have also moved into the house, they can take care of each other.

Heitan also bought a few servants to take care of their daily lives, so that they would not have to worry about washing clothes and cooking after they were off duty.

In the following days, Shu Xiyao tried to escape.

But no matter where he went, Heitan followed.

Even if Heitan didn't follow him, he would be chased back as long as he left Heitan a hundred feet away, and he would not be able to escape.

As the martial arts competition was getting closer, Yang Bo and Xu Cheng got up early every morning to exercise in order to win a good ranking.

When I'm on duty, I always run there.

Seeing that they were so enthusiastic about the competition, Heitan kindly gave them some pointers and helped them adjust their bodies. The day before the competition, Xu Cheng and Yang Bo were promoted to eighth-rank warriors, and Liu Qian was also promoted to fifth-rank.

To this end, they invited Heitan, Sangtai and others to the restaurant for a sumptuous dinner.

Since they were going to participate in a martial arts competition the next day, everyone only drank a few glasses of wine.

The next day, the martial arts competition officially began.

The martial arts competition was held at the racecourse of the Royal Villa, which was located outside the city, so common people could also go there to watch the competition. Therefore, everyone had to leave the city early in the morning to go to the Royal Villa.

Liu Qian, Mu Nanjin and others arrived at the royal villa and saw Captain Liu waiting for them at the gate.

He ran over excitedly: "Dad, look at what's different about me?"

Happy Winter Solstice to everyone!